“My Own Private Idaho” quotes

Plot – Mike Waters is a young guy afflicted with convulsions and wanders the streets of Portland in Oregon, in search of his mother. The woman abandoned him as a child and Mike now is kinda obsessed by her. Only junkies and misfits guys show him a sort of solidarity. Among them there's Scott Favor, a guy from a wealthy family whose father is the mayor of the city. Mike falls in love with him and together they search Mike's mother, arriving at a derelict farmhouse where there's Carmela. Scott falls in love with her and leaves Mike, without saying him a word. The guy continues alone his wanderings.

- Scott Favor: Getting away from everything feels good.- Mike Waters: Yeah, it does.- Scott Favor: When I left home, the maid asked me where I was off to. I said "Wherever. Whatever. Have a nice day!".Keanu Reeves - Scott Favor
River Phoenix - Mike Waters

“I always know where I am by the way that the road looks. I just know that I've been here before. There's not another road anywhere that looks like this road, exactly like this road. It's one kind of place. One of a kind... like someone's face...”River Phoenix - Mike Waters

“When I turn twenty-one, I don't want any more of this life. My mother and father will be surprised at the incredible change. It will impress them more when such a fuck-up like me turns good than if I had been a good son all along.”Keanu Reeves - Scott Favor

“- Scott Favor: I only have sex with a guy for money.- Mike Waters: Yeah, I know.- Scott Favor: Two guys can't love each other.- Mike Waters: I don't know. I mean, for me, I could love someone even if I wasn't paid for it... I love you, and... you don't pay me.”Keanu Reeves - Scott Favor
River Phoenix - Mike Waters

“- Daddy Carroll: I am so lucky, I was born on April 4th 1944. That is 4.4.44, if you add that up it comes to 16. One plus six is seven: luckiest number of all.- Mike Waters: You know your Math.- Daddy Carroll: It's more than math Mike, it's... imaculate perfection!”Mickey Cottrell - Daddy Carroll
River Phoenix - Mike Waters